Manager - Life Sciences Transformation Delivery
BIP · London
Manager - Life Sciences Transformation Delivery
About BIP
BIP is an international consultancy specialising in business transformation, technology and innovation. We work with leading organisations to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful, sustainable change.
Our Life Sciences team combines deep sector knowledge with expertise across transformation, change, programme delivery, technology, data and AI to help clients improve how they operate, innovate and deliver value.
We are looking for an experienced Manager - Life Sciences Transformation Delivery to join BIP and support the delivery of complex transformation programmes across the Life Sciences sector.
The role
As a Manager in our Life Sciences Transformation Delivery team, you will lead the integrated delivery of complex transformation programmes and major workstreams for our clients.
You will turn strategic objectives into executable plans, coordinate business, process, technology, data and change activity, and actively drive actions, decisions and outcomes.
This is not a traditional PMO or reporting-focused role. It is a client-facing consulting position for a hands-on delivery leader who can create structure in ambiguity, identify gaps, resolve issues and maintain momentum across complex programmes.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of complex Life Sciences transformation programmes or major workstreams, taking accountability for pace, quality and outcomes.
- Translate programme objectives into clear integrated plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies and ownership.
- Coordinate activity across business, process, technology, data, change and third-party workstreams to maintain alignment and delivery momentum.
- Create structure in ambiguous environments, clarifying priorities, decision points and the critical path to delivery.
- Establish and maintain proportionate programme governance, reporting and controls that enable timely decisions and effective delivery.
- Own integrated plans and actively manage milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions and actions.
- Prepare clear, decision-oriented materials for steering committees and senior governance forums, focusing attention on what requires action.
- Maintain a reliable view of programme health, using evidence and insight rather than relying solely on status reporting.
- Identify delivery gaps, emerging risks and cross-workstream conflicts early, then drive the actions required to resolve them.
- Challenge slippage, unclear ownership and incomplete plans constructively, ensuring commitments are explicit and followed through.
- Facilitate problem-solving and decision-making across teams, escalating with clear options and recommendations when required.
- Track outcomes and benefits alongside delivery progress to ensure programme activity remains connected to the case for change.
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, programme sponsors and workstream leads.
- Communicate complex delivery information clearly and tailor the level of detail to executive, programme and delivery audiences.
- Facilitate planning sessions, governance forums and delivery workshops that create alignment, accountability and momentum.
- Manage expectations and maintain effective collaboration across client teams, BIP colleagues and delivery partners.
- Manage the integrated delivery of technology, data and AI-enabled transformation within Life Sciences environments.
- Connect technical delivery with changes to business processes, operating models, roles, capabilities and ways of working.
- Work with technology, data, change and business teams to ensure delivery plans account for readiness, adoption, governance and operational transition.
- Lead and quality-assure the work of consultants, providing clear direction, coaching and constructive feedback.
- Manage consulting deliverables and commercial parameters, including scope, effort, timelines and client expectations.
- Contribute to bids, proposals, pitches and account planning, bringing practical delivery insight to opportunity shaping.
- Support the growth of BIP's Life Sciences transformation capability through reusable delivery approaches, insight, case studies and communities of practice.
What we’re looking for
You will have strong Life Sciences consulting experience and a proven track record of actively leading delivery within complex transformation programmes.
You will also bring:
- Strong consulting experience within the Life Sciences sector.
- Strong project or programme management experience within complex transformation programmes.
- Experience delivering technology, data or AI-enabled transformation within Life Sciences.
- Demonstrable experience managing integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and actions.
- Strong stakeholder management and governance experience, including working with senior client audiences.
- Experience coordinating across business, process, technology, data and change workstreams.
- Evidence of identifying gaps, resolving issues and driving actions, rather than simply reporting progress.
- The ability to bring structure to ambiguity and proactively drive delivery.
- Experience contributing to business development, bids or proposals.
It would be great if you also have
- Experience in pharmaceutical research and development (R&D).
- Broader change management or transformation experience alongside core project and programme management capability.
- Experience of process or operating model transformation.
- A recognised project or programme management qualification or equivalent practical expertise.
About you
You are a proactive and pragmatic delivery leader who takes ownership, simplifies complexity and keeps programmes moving when information is incomplete or priorities are changing.
You will be:
- Proactive, organised and accountable, with a strong bias for action.
- Comfortable working at pace and making progress when information is incomplete.
- A clear communicator who can simplify complexity and influence senior stakeholders.
- Collaborative and pragmatic, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
- Commercially aware and committed to high-quality client outcomes.
Why BIP?
At BIP, you will work on complex, high-profile transformation programmes for leading Life Sciences organisations, helping clients convert strategic intent into tangible delivery outcomes.
You will have the opportunity to operate at the centre of business, process, technology, data and change delivery, collaborating with experienced specialists across BIP.
You will also play an important role in growing our Life Sciences transformation delivery capability through client development, reusable delivery approaches, thought leadership and the development of our people.